Francis Minah

His Excellency
Francis Minah
C.O.R.S.L.
Vice President of Sierra Leone
In office
1984–1987
Prime MinisterSiaka Probyn Stevens
Preceded bySorie Ibrahim Koroma
Succeeded byAbu Bakar Kamara
Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Sierra Leone
In office
1982–1984
PresidentSiaka Probyn Stevens
Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone
In office
1978–1981
PresidentSiaka Probyn Stevens
Preceded byAbu Bakar Kamara
Succeeded bySama Banya
Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Sierra Leone
In office
1977–1979
PresidentSiaka Probyn Stevens
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1975–1977
PresidentSiaka Probyn Stevens
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
1973–1975
PresidentSiaka Probyn Stevens
House of Representatives of Sierra Leone Member
In office
1967–1987
Personal details
Born
Francis Misheck Minah

(1929-08-19)19 August 1929
Sawula, Pujehun District, British Sierra Leone
DiedFreetown, Sierra Leone
Cause of deathExecution (hanging)
CitizenshipSierra Leone
Political partyAll People's Congress (APC)
SpouseGladys Emuchay Minah
Children6 children
EducationMethodist Boys High School
Alma materKing's College London
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
AwardsCommander, Order of the Republic of Sierra Leone (C.O.R.S.L.)
United Nations Educational fellowship

Francis Misheck Minah (19 August 1929 – 1989) was a Sierra Leonean statesman, lawyer and politician who served as First Vice President of Sierra Leone from 1985 to 1987 under President Siaka Stevens. An ethnic Mende from the Pujehun District, he became a member of the House of Representatives in 1967. He had previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Health, Minister of Trade and Industry and Attorney General and Minister of Justice.

In 1987, Minah was investigated by Inspector General Bambay Kamara for plotting a coup against President Joseph Saidu Momoh. He was convicted along with 17 others after a five-month trial and subsequently hanged for treason in 1989. A team of international oberservers from Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Algeria and South Korea all concurred that the trial was justified, and was not politically motivated.

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